semi-palindrome

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A word or phrase that forms a different word or phrase when its letters are reversed.
  2. A word or phrase in which a small portion is palindromic, while the rest is not.
  3. A sequence of DNA that can be superimposed with its reverse complement.

Word forms

semi-palindrome semi-palindromes

Etymology

From the prefix "semi-" meaning "half" and "palindrome," indicating a partial or variant form of a palindrome.

Synonyms

half-palindrome
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